Eastland Disaster Inquest Reveals Overloaded Vessel
Chicago July 27. The Eastland excursion steamer was overloaded and under ballast when it capsized at the dock, killing hundreds. Coroner’s inquest heard witnesses say the ship should not have carried more than 1,240 to 1,250 passengers and that government supervision may have been lacking.
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Chicago
Eastland
Harbor
Adam
F. Wreckler
Joseph. R. Lynn
Hoffman
Secretary of Commerce
Ifield
Jrafers
Dasanc
Sabogard
Marx Wreckler
Pederson
Clark
Weeckler Sid
Pedersen
Lynn
Jol H. O'Meara
Kenosha
Battle fronts in Europe shift yard by yard in 1915 advance
Advancing Austro German forces press toward Warsaw and the Lublin Chelm railway while fighting rages along the Vistula and near Novogeorgievsk. Von Mackensen drives small gains toward the Lublin Chelm corridor as Hindenburg faces fresh Russian counterattacks. French action in Alsace and Italian offensives on the Isonzo continue with heavy artillery and fierce warfare reported.
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London
Warsaw
von. Mackensen
Lublin-Chelm
Vistula
Sokal
Berlin
von Mackensen
Vis
Tula
Ivangorod
Novogeorgievsk
Marew
von. Hindenberg
Baltic
Mitau
Vilna-vetrograd
Feneral von" Buelow
von. Hindenburg
Lublin- Chelm
Alsace
Munster
Isonzo
Treasury reports July balance and deficit pace
The United States treasury statement for Saturday July 27 shows a general fund balance of 71,051,288.96 dollars, compared with 126,183,485.60 on the same date two years earlier. The deficit for the first working days of the new fiscal year is 13,142,587.94 dollars, indicating a daily shortfall of 876,000 dollars.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Women clubs meet at California Print Growers convention
In San Francisco Mrs. Kamil Hoppin president of the Women’s Federation of Clubs in California will speak at the five day California State Print Growers convention. Dr. David Starr Jordan chancellor of Stanford University opened the session today.
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San Francisco
Kamil Hoppin
Woman’s Federation of Chibs
California
California State Print Growers
David Starrarden
Stanford Universityy
Opening Field to America in Central South Trade
The Federal Trade Commission began a two day session in Chicago on July 27 to discuss expanding America’s commerce with Central and South American republics. George M. Reynolds urges opening trade, expanding credit, and cross border banking to fund exports. He favors foreign banks subscribing to local American capital and proposes American steered contact with local firms to bridge language and customs gaps.
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Chicago
America
Central
South America
Federal Trade Commission
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Mr. Reynolds
Eileenrne
Eiher
Federal Res.ue Bank
Federal
Three Die After Coney Island Roller Coaster Crash
At Coney Island a roller coaster jumped the track killing three riders and injuring others. The deceased include James McDonough Jr of Coney Island 24 Ruth Cuddy 19 of Long Island City Anna Hartman 55 of Brooklyn and Mrs Clarence Moses 27 of Spring Valley and her 7 year old son Edward. The car’s driver James McDonough was killed instantly. Miss Cuddy and Mrs Hartman died of skull fractures after being hurled to the pavement.
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New York
Coney Island
James "McDonough, Jr
Ruth’ ‘Cuddy
Long Island City
Anna Hartman
Brooklyn
Clarence Moses
Spring Valley
N. Y.j
Edward
Typhoon Devastates the Chinese Coast
July 27 Shanghai reports a great typhoon rising at midnight and raging fiercely. The US cruiser Cincinnati bore the storm, extensive shore damage noted, Bund trees blown down, and a large steamer ashore at Garden Point with launches and boats wrecked against the Bund wall.
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Shanghat
United States
Cincinnati
Garden Point
Sane
Fano Bombarded by Austrian Warships and Aircraft
Fano, a noted Italian watering place, has been bombarded by Austrian warships and aircraft after previous raids on the Adriatic coast. Ancona, a major Adriatic seaport, was shelled early in the Austro Italian war.
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Rome
Fano
Ancona
Haitian Uprising Claims 160 Political Prisoners Executed
Port au Prince news reports General Oscar executed about 160 political prisoners including former president Zamor. A mob seized Oscar near the Dominican legation and executed him by rifle fire as Guillaume fled to the French legation. U.S. State Department confirmed an uprising with heavy fire and partial control of the city.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Oscar
Guillaume
Orestes Zamer
Port’ Au Princé
Dominician Legation
Legation
France
Washington
Haitien
State Department
Daffaires
Charles Zamor
Davis
Zamor
Dominician ‘Legation
Revolt in Port au Prince Seizes City Amid Massacres
Reports from Port au Prince say rebels loyal to Dr Salvo Bobo have taken the capital after clashes with Gen Vilbrun Guillaume’s forces. The palace was abandoned as soldiers shelled, political prisoners were killed, and a wave of arrests swept the city. Foreign warships may arrive to protect lives and interests.
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Port ‘Au Prince
Haiti
Rosalvo’ Bobo
Vilbrun
Guillaume
Port Au -Prines
Nord Alexis
Nord “Alexis
Counntry
Appeal to Faction Leaders in Mexico Conference Efforts
Washington reports efforts under way to convene a peace conference among Mexican factions with or without Gen Carranza after Wilson urged negotiations. An embargo on arms to Mexico may be imposed as a further step. Carranza forces reportedly near the capital. Obregon alleged to have seized San Luis Potosi. Relief official Burton Wilson to visit Washington. Guaymas quiet. no imminent attack expected.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Wilson
Mexico City
Gonzalez
Carranza Agency
Obregon
San. Luis Petosi
Trevino
Monterey
Torreon
Vera : Cruz
Tamipico
Burton. Wilson
International
Chattanooga
Guaymas
United States Steel reports quarterly gains in 1915
New York July 27 United States Steel Corp released its quarterly report showing a strong rise in earnings for the period ended June 30 with total quarterly earnings of 27 950 055 compared with 12 457 809 in the prior quarter Net income reached 20 311 584 and the balance after bond charges stood at 14 572 564 After a 1 percent preferred dividend a surplus of 8 267 045 remained The prior quarter had a deficit 5 389 861 No action was taken on the common stock dividend which has been suspended since late 1914.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Ira Nelson Morris Undergoes Operation
Ira Nelson Morris United States minister to Sweden is in a Chicago hospital after a throat cystic tumor removal operation. Surgeons say his condition is good and he should leave the hospital within two weeks. Morris arrived Friday on a leave of absence for the procedure.
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Sweden
Chicago
Ira_ Nelson Morris
United States
Building and Loan Associations Grow 8.72 Percent in 1914
SAN FRANCISCO July 27 The building and loan associations of the United States increased their assets by a little over one hundred million dollars during 1914 reflecting an 8.72 percent rise from the prior year. HH BP Celarinus of Cincinnati, secretary of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations, is here for the twenty third annual meeting.
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San .Francisco
Building and Loan Associations
United States
HH BP
Celarinus
Cincinnati
United States ‘League
Becker to Hear New Trial Appeal on Eighth Death Sentence
New York July 27 Charles Becker the former police lieutenant twice convicted in the Rosenthal murder faces a possible death sentence at Sing Sing. Supreme Court Justice John Ford deliberates overnight on a motion for a new trial after briefs for and against. Chief counsel Cockran argues suppression and misrepresentation of facts warrant a new trial, citing Marshall Webber and Kauffman Harris affidavits. Becker reportedly prepares a final statement from his cell. the execution looms if denied.
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New York
Charles ‘Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Sing Sing
Supreme Court
John Ford
W. Bourke
Cockran
Becker
Hartford T. Marshall
Webber
Benjamin Kauffman
Louis Harris
Kauffman
Rosenthal
Harris
Marshall
Perkins
Cochran
Tt Cis
Sing~ Sing
British note on blockade and neutral rights withheld
Washington reports Sir Edward Grey asked the State Department to withhold publication of the British note replying to the Americas protest against the order in council. The move aims to allow Britain to consider Washington’s July 17 cable on prize courts and potential arbitration under the US-UK treaty if diplomacy fails.
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Washington
Edward Grey
State’ Department
Americas
Germany
United States
United. States
British Isles
United Stated
Matamoros
Special International
Great Britain
Maverick Released by Dutch Authorities in Batavia
London July 27 dispatches report the San Francisco steamer Maverick owned by Standard Oil of California was detained by Dutch warships in the Java Sea while en route from Los Angeles to Far East ports. The ship was released after authorities concluded she acted suspiciously.
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London
San Francisco
Maverick
Standard. Oil Company of California
Los Angeles
Far East Points
Batavia
Java Sea
Bloomington and Normal Directory Counts Population
Bloomington and Normal publish a new city directory listing 20,656 names of residents in Bloomington Normal and nearby areas. The directory’s data support an estimated combined population of about 36,000 for the two cities.
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Bloomington
Normal
Chicago figures pay condolence visit after Eastland disaster
Acting Mayor Moorehorse welcomed Kansas City Mayor T I Jost and Commissioner Robert P Wood along with Judge Andrew Evans. They offered condolences today and later toured the ship’s battered hulk still lying in the river.
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Chicago
T. i. Jost
Kansas City
Robert P. Wood
Andrew Evans
Moorehorse
Swedish Bark Madonna Set Afire in North Sea
The Swedish timber bark Madonna, sailing in the North Sea, was set ablaze by a German submarine according to a July 28 report filed from Copenhagen via London. The blaze prompted distress signals as the vessel burned under sea waters and seas approached.
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Copenhagen
London
North Sea
Speculation Lifts Stocks In Broad Market Rally
In New York July 27 a surge in speculative activity pushed stocks higher with broad participation. Steel shares rose on anticipation of United States Steel quarterly results, and war stocks advanced alongside railroading issues. Bethlehem Steel jumped 29 points to a new high, with Crucible Steel Baldwin Locomotive American Can and Allis Chalmers reaching fresh peaks amid an active demand for railroad plays. Canadian Pacific and St Paul also advanced, signaling a strong market breadth after weeks of lag.
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New York
United ‘States Steel ‘Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Baldwin
Canadian Pacific
St. Paul
Trawler Emblem Sunk by German Submarine
London July 27 The Abert trawler Emblem has been sunk by a German submarine with unclear reports on survivors. The fate of the crew remains uncertain as Allied records confirm the loss.
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London
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